THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dominique Morisseau’s richly acted, character driven SKELETON CREW triumphantly lands on Broadway

Last night, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Skeleton Crew triumphantly landed on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play was previously seen in New York in 2016 in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The relentlessly paced one-part edition of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD retains the magic of version 1.0

I recently had the opportunity to revisit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre. When the production first opened on Broadway in 2018, it was in an … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET is a curiosity that’s often visually and musically ravishing

I recently had a chance to catch Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Flying Over Sunset, which is currently playing on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre for a limited run … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2021: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2021 behind us, the time has come to look back and recognize the best of the year’s performing arts offerings. No matter how you look at it, assessing performance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY unearths the musical’s raw, beating heart without altering its essence

Why mess with a classic movie musical, especially one as widely revered as West Side Story? As a cinematic experience, the original film (co-directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stage adaptation of MRS. DOUBTFIRE sadly misses the mark

Last night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, I attended a performance of the new musical Mrs. Doubtfire, which is based on the beloved 1993 film of the same name. If … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Marianne Elliott adventurously and stylishly reconceives Sondheim & Furth’s COMPANY for the 21st century

Last night, the stylish, highly anticipated revival of Company opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production’s opening comes on the heels of the passing of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Reassessed and rejuvenated: Checking up on Broadway’s post-lockdown THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA & THE LION KING

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to check up on Broadway’s two longest running shows – The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre (where the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lynn Nottage’s vibrant, vividly staged CLYDE’S shows a raucous new side of the lauded playwright

Last week, Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre, courtesy of Second Stage Theater. Having twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined and Sweat, Ms. Nottage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The tone deaf DIANA, THE MUSICAL has the potential to amass a cult following

True to its subject matter, the new musical Diana, the Musical has garnered considerable intrigue. Following a much buzzed about out of town tryout at La Jolla Playhouse, the musical … Continue Reading →